Why Keegan-Michael Key Wanted to Make a "Demented Version of Wizard of Oz" | Buddy Interview

It’s the most demented version of The Wizard of Oz you could ever imagine ... At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, director Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks) and stars Keegan-Michael Key and Delaney Quinn sat down with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff to discuss their new twisted horror film, Buddy (from BoulderLight Pictures, the team behind Barbarian, Companion, and Weapons). Key reveals why he signed on to the project, how he and Kelly crafted the villain’s terrifying voice and finding the "cracks" in the character, and why he loves a dark psychological descent into madness. 00:00 Buddy Interview at SDCC 2026 00:47 Keegan-Michael Key Loves Kung Fu Movies 01:46 Casper Kelly Misses the Rankin/Bass Claymation Specials 02:13 Delaney Quinn Is Super Into The Last of Us 02:45 How Buddy Changed from Draft One to Finished Film 03:49 Why Key Was Game to Make a “Demented Version of Wizard of Oz” 05:26 How Key Found the Perfect Voice for Buddy 08:02 Key Praises Kelly’s Incredible Buddy Lore 08:37 Quinn Calls Kelly a Really, Really Tall Kid 09:26 Kelly Feared His Writing Was Bad … Until He Heard Delaney Deliver the Lines 10:34 Kelly on Finding the Perfect Child Actors 11:24 Kelly Wants to Bring Back Tales from the Crypt 11:45 Quinn Wants to Make Her Own Horror Movie One Day 14:06 Key Wants to Do a Movie Like Repulsion 15:15 The Genius of The Conjuring #horror #buddy #keeganmichaelkey #interview #theconjuring For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider